| PolyP | Inorganic polyphosphate |
| LPS | Lipopolysaccharide |
| DEX | Dexamethasone |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| iNOS | Inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IL-1β | Interleukin-1β |
| INF-γ | Interferon-γ |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor-α |
| IL-6 | Interleukin-6 |
| COX-2 | Cyclooxygenase-2 |
| DAPI | 4′,6-Diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride |
| PAGE | Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-B |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| ERK | Extracellular regulated protein kinase |
| IKK | IκB kinase |
| CXCL15 | C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 15 |